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Sarah Read

@inkwellmonster.bsky.social

Bram Stoker Award-winning author of the Bone Weaver's Orchard, Out of Water, Root Rot, The Atropine Tree. Librarian, stationery addict, and crafter. She/her. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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TONIGHT! 6:30 PM ET, the Sinister Six join @csecooney.bsky.social & Carlos Hernandez on Fiction:Impossible!

links.ruadanbooks.com/FIS6

@cindyoquinn.bsky.social
@erricknunnally.bsky.social
@missmurdermercedes.bsky.social
@comicazimike.bsky.social
@horrortom.bsky.social
@inkwellmonster.bsky.social

16.02.2026 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Only two more months until the release of my second collection! In these pages, you'll find body horror, vampires, creepy retellings, & more!

Huge thanks to @inkwellmonster.bsky.social for her incredible blurb! I adore her writing, so this means the world to me!

www.amazon.com/Haunted-Hous...

13.02.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Save on titles by @tomsnig.bsky.social @annieneugebauer.bsky.social @jfdt.bsky.social @aijiang.bsky.social @toddkeisling.com @brackenmacleod.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @inkwellmonster.bsky.social and more!

06.02.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Now with Eventbrite link!

πŸ’€ links.ruadanbooks.com/FIS6

Join us for ominous fun with:
@cindyoquinn.bsky.social
@erricknunnally.bsky.social
@missmurdermercedes.bsky.social
@comicazimike.bsky.social
@horrortom.bsky.social
@inkwellmonster.bsky.social

February 16, 6:30 PM ET, be there.

05.02.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awwww, thanks, Thomas!!!

30.01.2026 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Atropine Tree Check out The Atropine Tree - <p><b>Bram Stoker Award-winning author Sarah Read returns with a stunning new vision of gothic terror. </b>Aldane Manor is an ancient home of low-beamed ceilings, crumbli...

"Without a doubt, @inkwellmonster.bsky.social is among the very best horror writers working today." - @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens and The Haunting of Velkwood

Find out why in THE ATROPINE TREE.

bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

30.01.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks so much! I’m so pleased you enjoyed it! Stay warm!

27.01.2026 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Experimental Files: An anthology of tales inspired by Gemma Files' "Experimental Film". Experimental Files: An anthology of tales inspired by Gemma Files' Experimental Film . [Walker, Sarah, Barrass, Glynn Owen, Buchanan, Rebecca, Cisco, Michael, Couturier, Scott J., Davidson, C. O., Dumars, Denise, Guffey, Robert, Mitchell, Elizabeth] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Experimental Files: An anthology of tales inspired by Gemma Files' Experimental Film .

If you need some good news this weekend, "Experimental Files", an anthology of short stories inspired by @gemmafiles.bsky.social's "Experimental Film" is now available.

Edited by Sarah Walker and Elizabeth Mitchell, all profit generated by this book will be donated to autism research efforts.

17.01.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I got heartwarming good news today that I can’t share yet, but I am clinging to that good feeling like a life raft.

17.01.2026 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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9 DAYS to our Meet the Editors event!

Are you a short story writer?
Planning to submit to Summer in the City?

Come meet the editors and ask them anything!

πŸ“… January 8, 2026
⏰ 8:30 PM ET
πŸ“ On Zoom.
πŸ”— links.ruadanbooks.com/SummerAMA

#WriterSky #shortstories #writingcommunity #AuthorSky

31.12.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much! Pleased you enjoyed it!

22.12.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have been accused of having no filter.

I have one.
I use it a lot.
This is what gets through.

I can be meaner.

19.12.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 308    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 9
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a man wearing glasses and a leather jacket says yeah yeah but your scientists were so preoccupied ALT: a man wearing glasses and a leather jacket says yeah yeah but your scientists were so preoccupied

The #1 movie from when you were 10 is how your 2026 is going to go.
Uh oh.

20.12.2025 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
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Know what you're doing tonight?

You're hopping onto Zoom for the SINISTER SOCIETIES LAUNCH PARTY!

⏰ 9 PM ET
πŸ“ Zoom
πŸ”— links.ruadanbooks.com/S6LAUNCH

With:
@cindyoquinn.bsky.social
@erricknunnally.bsky.social
@missmurdermercedes.bsky.social
@comicazimike.bsky.social
@horrortom.bsky.social

#BookSky

09.12.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to @comicazimike.bsky.social for this great photo! Find his novella in SINISTER SOCIETIES, along with tales from:

@cindyoquinn.bsky.social
@erricknunnally.bsky.social
@missmurdermercedes.bsky.social
@horrortom.bsky.social
& @inkwellmonster.bsky.social

#BookSky #HorrorSky #TBR

09.12.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I was driving home from work and saw a meteor breaking up as it moved across the sky. One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. It was so big and bright I was worried it was a plane crash until I got home and checked the news.
It was in a lot of pieces. Does that mean I get to make a lot of wishes?

07.12.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Rat King rules below; the Coin King rules above. When a pickpocket proves power can be stolen, chaos reigns.

Out 12.9.25: links.ruadanbooks.com/buyS6

Cult of the Rat King by @inkwellmonster.bsky.social is a city crawl remaking one thief's understanding of the world one revelation at a time.

05.12.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You Have to Let Them Bleed by Annie Neugebauer (Paperback with Signed Bookplate) β€” Bad Hand Books The collector hunts the darkness for terrible beauty: macabre and marvelous stories worth displaying in their shadow boxes. Tour these horrors with them, but beware: if you’re not careful, you might f...

We've built in a short breather over the holidays, so there won't be any more releases this year. We resume in February with @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's hotly anticipated collection, YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED. Pre-orders are through the roof for this one.

badhandbooks.com/preorders/yo...

05.12.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Photos of Cindy O’Quinn, Errick Nunnally, Mercedes M. Yardley, Michael Burke, Tom Deady, and Sarah Read, the authors of Sinister Societies, a collection of novellas edited by Linda Hartley and published by RuadΓ‘n Books.

Photos of Cindy O’Quinn, Errick Nunnally, Mercedes M. Yardley, Michael Burke, Tom Deady, and Sarah Read, the authors of Sinister Societies, a collection of novellas edited by Linda Hartley and published by RuadΓ‘n Books.

SIX DAYS to Sinister Societies! Join us for a live reading and Q&A with the SINISTER SIX horror authors, hosted by
@yerpalskipp.bsky.social:

πŸ“… Tuesday, December 9, 2025
⏰ 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT
πŸ“ On Zoom
πŸ”— links.ruadanbooks.com/S6LAUNCH

See you at the launch party!

#BookSky #HorrorSky #thrillers

04.12.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory.

ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory.

In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities.

In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities.

"The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

"The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.

This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!

Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

03.12.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6790    πŸ” 2307    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 167

Gabino speaks truth

04.12.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LAST DAY to get your pre-order for SPRING IN THE CITY in at a fantastic sale price and get a metal bookmark.

🌸 links.ruadanbooks.com/spring

Your book order will also help build a donation for the Greater Boston Food Bank, don't forget!

#BookSky #darkfantasy #shortstories #urbanfantasy

02.12.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
β€œAnnie Neugebauer gently takes your hand and leads you to a place where the ordinaryβ€”a walk in the woods, a trip to the dentist, painting the house, taking the stairsβ€”becomes a poetic nightmare. And you follow willingly, because the words are so lovely. And then, when you realize something is following you, you run.”

β€œAnnie Neugebauer gently takes your hand and leads you to a place where the ordinaryβ€”a walk in the woods, a trip to the dentist, painting the house, taking the stairsβ€”becomes a poetic nightmare. And you follow willingly, because the words are so lovely. And then, when you realize something is following you, you run.”

Huge thanks to @inkwellmonster.bsky.social for these kind words for YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social.

Pre-orders are LIVE for what is shaping up to be one of 2026's biggest horror collections.

badhandbooks.com/preorders/yo...

29.11.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICYMI: Get your Bad Hand Books for less. Upcoming titles by @cgolden.bsky.social @toddkeisling.com @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @aijiang.bsky.social @genni.bsky.social @alexgrecian.bsky.social @annieneugebauer.bsky.social @timlebbon.bsky.social and more!

26.11.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot get over the synchronicity between Caitlin Starling’s book The Starving Saints and Florence + the Machine’s Everybody Scream album. It’s uncanny how well they align. Both divine.

22.11.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An image of the 120 Murders cover, with the title scratched out to become β€œ120 Meals.” The words READERS AGAINST HUNGER appears above this.

An image of the 120 Murders cover, with the title scratched out to become β€œ120 Meals.” The words READERS AGAINST HUNGER appears above this.

Join us, buy books, fight hunger:

RuadΓ‘n Books is donating 50% of all profits on our books sold between 11/1–12/23/2025 to @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social. Our CEO will personally match this donation as well!

Get our books direct:
πŸ”— ruadanbooks.com
πŸ“š or wherever books are sold!

#BookSky #charity

21.11.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

If someone knits or crochets you a blanket or sweater, they want to keep you warm AND they dedicated many hours of their lives to making it for you.

There's no profit in fiber arts, not when you can get a machine made at Target for 30 bucks. So know fiber artists making for you? Is an act of love.

21.11.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 659    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 19
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In a late-1800s mining town, the Molly Maguires arrive to help workers fight for better working conditionsβ€”but even they can't save the ones sent to work in....

@horrortom.bsky.social's Tunnel 17 will keep you up at night.

SINISTER SOCIETIES out 12.09β€”pre-order:
⛏️ links.ruadanbooks.com/buyS6

#TBR

21.11.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

@bsky.app this is definitely the real Stephen Graham Jones!

18.11.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The ultimate Stephen test:
1) Whataburger or In-N-Out?
2) are you bleeding right now?
3) there is a table with two chairs. Where do you sit?

18.11.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0